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but this is not efficient use. this is economically inefficient. and destructive use. it head in just the opposite direction i think we want to do. >> woodruff: we have nine days to go, we'll see what happens. deputy secretary of defense ashton carter, thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": sonia sotomayor's beloved country; the minds of rampage killers; mapping the brain and a stone age ceremonial site. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: former congressman jesse jackson junior pleaded guilty today to spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. the illinois democrat appeared in a federal district court in washington. he had resigned from congress last november, after being treated for bi-polar disorder. jackson will be sentenced in late june. his wife sandra also pleaded guilty today, to committing tax fraud. the obama administration is launching a new strategy to fight cyber theft. the plan announced today includes a diplomatic effort to discourage intellectual property theft abro
but this is not efficient use. this is economically inefficient. and destructive use. it head in just the opposite direction i think we want to do. >> woodruff: we have nine days to go, we'll see what happens. deputy secretary of defense ashton carter, thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": sonia sotomayor's beloved country; the minds of rampage killers; mapping the brain and a stone age ceremonial site. but first, with the other news of...
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that's what makes us strong. and the fact that they're out there, the fact that they are exercising tremendous bravery, tremendous currently and are willing to do everything they can to fight to protect this country, that is what makes america strong. that's what makes us strong. and i've often said, if others who were in leadership positions in this town could just look at the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to fight for what they think is right and just -- just take a little of that courage, a little of that bravery, to take the risks that are necessary to solve the problems in this country this country would truly be on the right path for the future. it's because of their example and their inspiration that i think this country is strong. for the civilian work force, i also want to pay tribute to all of you. you do everything you can to support our mission, you support our war fighters down range, you don't get a hell of a lot of public recognition, but the fact is your efforts make a di
that's what makes us strong. and the fact that they're out there, the fact that they are exercising tremendous bravery, tremendous currently and are willing to do everything they can to fight to protect this country, that is what makes america strong. that's what makes us strong. and i've often said, if others who were in leadership positions in this town could just look at the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to fight for what they think is right and just -- just take a...
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justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region. the 30's.es into as the storm elements come together, some light rain and be a brief makes. expect any significant impact. the concern is farther to the north and west were temperatures will be colder. forcold air is in place storm, but -- blizzard conditions will be widespread. the ground floor of this thing, just as it gets going. winter weather advisory, all of area in pink is a winter warning and then the red from a blizzard warning to therdia all the way coast. 2 feet of snow. some close to three skeet. ingredients coming togeth
justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region....
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they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do you think, pat buchanan? >> i don't think they l. if they do, john, it doesn't make any difference. but we really ought to be concerned about these d
they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked...
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are we going to say we need to use women when we need to use them, but they are not in the unit's? i will be keeping a close eye -- in the unit'? i will be keeping a close eye on that. we heard so many ways that the old policy was implemented. i do not think it but he claims commanders in the field. they said direct down, that means well forward on the battlefield. some people say that means we will not send women's in in the first 15 minutes of a raid. some people say we will not send women out when it is a nighttime raid. some people say you will not ride in the first two congress of the convoy. you will not be the -- first two cars of the convoy. you will say, the last commander sent me out at night. i do not know why you will not jumble are we going to see more of that or will that -- i do not know why you will not? i know that was not getting out of the weeds. i am very detail oriented. it touches >> on the implications in challenges we are going to have and the town -- kind of accountability moving forward. we are going to turn now to the legislative assistant to the democrat
are we going to say we need to use women when we need to use them, but they are not in the unit's? i will be keeping a close eye -- in the unit'? i will be keeping a close eye on that. we heard so many ways that the old policy was implemented. i do not think it but he claims commanders in the field. they said direct down, that means well forward on the battlefield. some people say that means we will not send women's in in the first 15 minutes of a raid. some people say we will not send women...
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they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as children and who know no other home. it's the right thing to do for our families, security, and for our economy. >> question is majority leader eric cantor, now the highest ranking republican leader to endorse a path to legal residency for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the u.s.? >> that's not what he said, john. he just said that he sim pa that i seed with the dreamers who were the children who were brought here by their parents through no fault of their own and to give them some legal residency. he didn't come out for a path
they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as...
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for those of us in uniform, we are very much appreciated so we can avoid the use of force but we remain ready to do so if necessary. you have moved diplomacy into the 21st-century. your nice -- you recognize there are limits to hard power. you use both hard power and soft power. you utilize social media and town halls. you have been one of the staunchest supporters of the military more than any secretary of state in my career. i expect you will slow down a bit. maybe you can add a tony award for your grammy award. adding to the list of your distinguishh -- we do join me? -- would you join me? >> hillary clinton will be receiving an award. secretary hillary clinton, distinguished herself by superior service while serving as a secretary of state from 21, january 2009 to 1 february, 2013. she has provided outstanding support of all operational efforts of the joint military forces rolled wide, executing her smart power strategy of combining military strength with capacity and global economics, aid, and technology. she enhanced the role of diplomatic and defense initiatives in the internatio
for those of us in uniform, we are very much appreciated so we can avoid the use of force but we remain ready to do so if necessary. you have moved diplomacy into the 21st-century. your nice -- you recognize there are limits to hard power. you use both hard power and soft power. you utilize social media and town halls. you have been one of the staunchest supporters of the military more than any secretary of state in my career. i expect you will slow down a bit. maybe you can add a tony award...
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none of us in public service, none of us in public service could carry on that fight without the love and support of our families. everything i have been able to accomplish in my life, in my life, life and life together, has been because of the support of my family -- my immigrant parents, my family, my sons, their families, but most of all sylvia. we have been married 50 years. she has endured extended absences and long hours that come with public service. but she has always been there, and i will never be able to thank her enough for her constant love and support. her valentine gift is both of us going home together. [applause] it has been the honor of my life to have served in the position of secretary of defense, and wherever i go, whatever i do, i will thank god every day for the men and women in this country who are willing to put their lives on the line for all of us. they have responded to the call of the bugle, with courage and with selfless dedication to the country. my prayer as i leave is that we all have the same courage and dedication to protecting our nation, the united
none of us in public service, none of us in public service could carry on that fight without the love and support of our families. everything i have been able to accomplish in my life, in my life, life and life together, has been because of the support of my family -- my immigrant parents, my family, my sons, their families, but most of all sylvia. we have been married 50 years. she has endured extended absences and long hours that come with public service. but she has always been there, and i...
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the skiers are used to the technology. havesay they're pleased to snow. one says it is not as good as the real thing. he says he sometimes worries about the environmental impact, but it is good to have the snow. winter sports and tourism are an economic mainstay of this part of germany. many jobs depend on good snow conditions. the area has to compete with larger ski resorts just across the border in austria. keeping the slopes of the white costs about 1 billion euros a season. -- 1 million euros a season. gonethe day-trippers' have home and the temperature 6, it is time to turn on the snow cannons. they are fed by reservoirs' with pumping stations. the cannons are located on the side of the peaks. he explains how the public pressure has to reach a certain level. when the pressure is high enough, he can switch them on. the systems as one of the artificial snow machines appears to have broken down. he will have to go and fix it. he takes along. -- he takes me along. the men have to be able to deal with all kinds of problems with the palms and electronic sy
the skiers are used to the technology. havesay they're pleased to snow. one says it is not as good as the real thing. he says he sometimes worries about the environmental impact, but it is good to have the snow. winter sports and tourism are an economic mainstay of this part of germany. many jobs depend on good snow conditions. the area has to compete with larger ski resorts just across the border in austria. keeping the slopes of the white costs about 1 billion euros a season. -- 1 million...
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don't use us as the hypothetical. when did lower manhattan become standard unit of destruction measurement? that's what i want to know. why has it got to be... ( cheers and applause ) that could very easily be my pizza delivery xeno. for god's sake can't we convert back to [bleep] rhode island? how many rhode islands are. two regional wars. still not world war iii. iran and north korea. transitive property. someone call israel and tell them. -x,yy5 ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight emmy-winning sportscaster for nbc, please welcome back to the program bob costas. ( cheers and applause ) nice to see you. >> how are you doing jon: always good to have a guest on that i can swap jackets with. we're going to talk sports. there's nothing that i like better than talking sports but before we get to the sports i have to talk to you about you found yourself at the center of a plit conversation when at half time during a football game tragedy in kansas city. >> right jon: with the football player who
don't use us as the hypothetical. when did lower manhattan become standard unit of destruction measurement? that's what i want to know. why has it got to be... ( cheers and applause ) that could very easily be my pizza delivery xeno. for god's sake can't we convert back to [bleep] rhode island? how many rhode islands are. two regional wars. still not world war iii. iran and north korea. transitive property. someone call israel and tell them. -x,yy5 ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome...
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as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and we needed to make sure he was the same guy who worked at the pla's cyber security institute which basically trains military operations in cyber wars. so the phone call was quite simple. we asked a couple of initial questions, are you the man who works at this university. he says yes. i'm not teaching classes today, i'm outside the city. do you own this mobile phone shop. he says yes. i no longer visit. that was some time ago. and then we begin to ask questions about the hacking activity and the other thing he does. and he quickly set the tone changes immediately he says that's not convenient to talk about right now. we asked him whether he works for the government. he says no i can't answer any more questions and he hung up the phone but he confirmed that the mobil
as dune pointed out he used some of the same infrastructure used for hacking. he registered a website for basically a mobile phone shop. he was making a little money on the side, and we needed him to confirm that that mobile phone shop was in fact his and that he has a relatively common last name and we needed to make sure he was the same guy who worked at the pla's cyber security institute which basically trains military operations in cyber wars. so the phone call was quite simple. we asked a...
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their answer to us was yes. if the sequestration went into effect, aircraft carriers not being deployed, new ones not being built, current ones not being refueled. that is significant. that cuts right to the issue of readiness. we heard from all of the service agencies the issue of readiness. termedrned that as a -- it as a readiness crisis. they need to assure that we can be victorious in whatever situation that we face. that is deeply concerning. i appreciate the president traveling today, being right across the river from the naval base, so he understands the greatest ships in the world are built there by the greatest shipbuilders. the commitment it takes from them, how important the industrial basis to this nation, how important our civilian employees are to the dod and the contracting immunity -- community -- all of the individuals are part of the sequestration. and the president seeks about compromise, putting ideas on the table. i cannot agree more. let's find common ground, find ways to do that. i have t
their answer to us was yes. if the sequestration went into effect, aircraft carriers not being deployed, new ones not being built, current ones not being refueled. that is significant. that cuts right to the issue of readiness. we heard from all of the service agencies the issue of readiness. termedrned that as a -- it as a readiness crisis. they need to assure that we can be victorious in whatever situation that we face. that is deeply concerning. i appreciate the president traveling today,...
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and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge pink elephant and you don't get far by telling them how pretty the sofa is. that is wrong. if you're going to stir up the storm over immigration, health care, taking up easier access to the polls a priority, if you're going to do these things you have to alternative into them, not away from them. you cannot assume that people -- oh, that is not my demographic, i have nothing to say to them and they have nothing to say to us. one example, i went home to arkansas. there were hundreds in this group, about 70 had passed away sin
and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge...
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but in the end also using what we have to use against the enemies of the united states. i mean, after all in 9/11 al qaeda attacked us in a brutal way that killed, you know, 3,000 innocent people in our trade center and killed almost 200 people at the pentagon as well as those in pennsylvania. it was a deliberate act of terrorism. we went to war. and when you go to war and you have an enemy out there, you've got to use everything you can to make sure you go after that enemy. and that's what we did. and the fact is we had very precise effective operations to go right at al qaeda's leadership. and by weakening them and by significantly impacting them especially with the bin laden raid the fact is we are safer today from that 9/11-type attack. >> there seems to be some concern even the president did an interview with mark bouden and said there's a remoteness to it that makes it tempting that somehow we can without any mess on our hands solve vexing security problems. it's the morale -- >> you know, as a catholic i remember when i first became director of the cia and realize
but in the end also using what we have to use against the enemies of the united states. i mean, after all in 9/11 al qaeda attacked us in a brutal way that killed, you know, 3,000 innocent people in our trade center and killed almost 200 people at the pentagon as well as those in pennsylvania. it was a deliberate act of terrorism. we went to war. and when you go to war and you have an enemy out there, you've got to use everything you can to make sure you go after that enemy. and that's what we...
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joining us is aforementioned michele flournoy. michelle, or undersecretary, which ever you prefer -- >> michelle, please. >> i thought your piece was terrific. sequester or not, defense department is going to lose 10% of its budget and you think there are good ways to do it. walk us through some of the key points. >> i do think the defense budget will come under pressure, even if we do get a deal. there are ways to reduce costs go after the defense enterprise rather than balance the budget on the back of the force. first cutting unnecessary overhead. the pentagon and d.o.d. has grown by more than 100,000 civilians in the last decade. we can pare those back now that we're coming out of a period of war. >> i thought your civilian argument was great. we've been through these wars and you're saying you can take it right back down without losing any national security. >> i think if you're careful in how do you it, you can reshape the force and come out in a leaner and more agile organization. >> what about another civilian, maybe it's
joining us is aforementioned michele flournoy. michelle, or undersecretary, which ever you prefer -- >> michelle, please. >> i thought your piece was terrific. sequester or not, defense department is going to lose 10% of its budget and you think there are good ways to do it. walk us through some of the key points. >> i do think the defense budget will come under pressure, even if we do get a deal. there are ways to reduce costs go after the defense enterprise rather than...
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over 4 million are in use today. >> there are quite a fewar-15's in use today -- a few ar-15's used uised today. you could have a discussion on whether it is a common weapon these days. that is an issue that has to be discussed down the road. >> let's look at it from another standpoint. is it dangerous and unusual? >> it is dangerous. the concern of the department's on this is that it is very dangerous. >> how about the level of scrutiny that we are applying to the limitation of high magazine capacity g? >> it is the same three-part test. it focuses on the unusual component first. when you see a magazine of the size we have seen in many mass shootings -- the 100 round magazine that was used in aurora of july 2012, it is difficult to see how anyone could believe that is not a dangerous device when coupled with an assault weapon like an ar-15. i went to be careful about this and only speak to what is in the public record. there is a pending criminal prosecution. what we saw in aurora is that in the short amount of time in which the shorter -- shooter was shooting, 12 people died. 10 died fr
over 4 million are in use today. >> there are quite a fewar-15's in use today -- a few ar-15's used uised today. you could have a discussion on whether it is a common weapon these days. that is an issue that has to be discussed down the road. >> let's look at it from another standpoint. is it dangerous and unusual? >> it is dangerous. the concern of the department's on this is that it is very dangerous. >> how about the level of scrutiny that we are applying to the...
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cause us to stop training flight times would be pulled back. i think that that was a real alarm bell to him the american people as though we would not be able to fight a war well if this goes through the next day we see through that we see in the news that the f. thirty five is costing this government the an untried and fairly flawed f. thirty five is going to cost the government or has cost it four hundred forty billion dollars and the juxtaposition and as doug mentioned between are big ticket items that the spending on those items the fact that these major defense companies like joakim are in northrop grumman boeing. all get about eighty percent of their revenues from the federal government they are living off the federal dollars their best interest is to make sure they have an army of lobbyists up on capitol hill every day. fighting for their pet projects for their for their for their budgets the essence now these lobbyists are basically people who have worked on the hill they hire them right off the hill and then they turn and they hire our
cause us to stop training flight times would be pulled back. i think that that was a real alarm bell to him the american people as though we would not be able to fight a war well if this goes through the next day we see through that we see in the news that the f. thirty five is costing this government the an untried and fairly flawed f. thirty five is going to cost the government or has cost it four hundred forty billion dollars and the juxtaposition and as doug mentioned between are big ticket...
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-- causing us to do dumb things? because senator, you are here today as a potential secretary of defense, and it would seem to me that however you characterize them, you have suggested that there is an effective lobby out there, whether you call them the jewish lobby, the israeli lobby or israel lobby and that they succeed on doing dumb things through intimidation and that u.s. policy has been the wrong approach, because the intimidation has worked. so when you talked about the jewish lobby, were you talking about apack? minor pack? christians united or israel? and do you still believe that their success in this town is because of intimidation and that they are, as you stated, urging upon our government that we do dumb things? >> well, first, i have never been accused of political expediency. probably got me in some trouble, senator. second, to address the last comment and we'll go back to sanctions. i've already said i regret referencing the jewish lobby. i should have said pro-israel lobby. i think it's the only ti
-- causing us to do dumb things? because senator, you are here today as a potential secretary of defense, and it would seem to me that however you characterize them, you have suggested that there is an effective lobby out there, whether you call them the jewish lobby, the israeli lobby or israel lobby and that they succeed on doing dumb things through intimidation and that u.s. policy has been the wrong approach, because the intimidation has worked. so when you talked about the jewish lobby,...
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cause us to stop training flight times would be pulled back. i think that that was a real alarm bell to him the american people as though we would not be able to fight a war well if this issue goes through the next day we see through that we see in the news that the f. thirty five is costing this government the an untried and fairly flawed f. thirty five is going to cost the government or has cost it four hundred forty billion dollars and the juxtaposition and as doug mentioned between are big ticket items that the spending on those items the fact that these major defense companies like joakim are in northrop grumman boeing all get about eighty percent of their revenues from the federal government they are living off the federal dollars their best interest is to make sure they have an army of lobbyists up on capitol hill every day. fighting for their pet projects for their for their for their budgets the essence now these lobbyists are basically people who have worked on the hill they hire them right off the hill and then they turn and they hir
cause us to stop training flight times would be pulled back. i think that that was a real alarm bell to him the american people as though we would not be able to fight a war well if this issue goes through the next day we see through that we see in the news that the f. thirty five is costing this government the an untried and fairly flawed f. thirty five is going to cost the government or has cost it four hundred forty billion dollars and the juxtaposition and as doug mentioned between are big...
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us, too. but before we go, we got to thinking, politics and football, they're not so different, you know. george allen is the namesake and the son of a hall of famer football coach. >> my father never had a losing season in the nfl, but he got fired a lot. >> allen grew up around football, but grew older in politics. >> and so i went into something that was just much more stable and predictable, politics. >> with less taxation, less litigation. >> a congressman, a governor, a senator, allen like his father won more than he lost but he got fired, too. >> in this season, the people of virginia the owners of the government, they have spoken. >> in between his last two senate losses allen fused his worlds in a 2010 book, a defense of conservatism wh"what washingn can learn from the world of sports." allen can find analogies everywhere. a president
us, too. but before we go, we got to thinking, politics and football, they're not so different, you know. george allen is the namesake and the son of a hall of famer football coach. >> my father never had a losing season in the nfl, but he got fired a lot. >> allen grew up around football, but grew older in politics. >> and so i went into something that was just much more stable and predictable, politics. >> with less taxation, less litigation. >> a congressman, a...
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cause us to stop training flight times would be pulled back. i think that that was a real alarm bell to him the american people as though we would not be able to fight a war well if this goes through the next day we see through that we see in the news that the f. thirty five is costing this government. an untried and fairly flawed f. thirty five is going to cost the government or has cost it four hundred forty billion dollars and the juxtaposition and as doug mentioned between our big ticket items the spending on those items the fact that these major defense companies like joakim are in northrop grumman boeing all get about eighty percent of their revenues from the federal government they are living off the federal dollars their best interest is to make sure they have an army of lobbyists up on capitol hill every day. fighting for their pet projects for their for their for their budgets the essence now these lobbyists are basically people who have worked on the hill they hire them right off the hill and then they turn and they hire our generals
cause us to stop training flight times would be pulled back. i think that that was a real alarm bell to him the american people as though we would not be able to fight a war well if this goes through the next day we see through that we see in the news that the f. thirty five is costing this government. an untried and fairly flawed f. thirty five is going to cost the government or has cost it four hundred forty billion dollars and the juxtaposition and as doug mentioned between our big ticket...
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rob margetta, walked us through this. with homeland security, what is going to happen beginning friday? guest: you are talking about cuts with every agency at the department. you are talking about furloughs of 12 to 14 days for front-line workers, customs, border protection. you are talking about cuts to border staff. you will see lines increase at border checkpoints and customs lines at the airport. tsa is one agency where the federal government does interact with the public. the department has said at the busiest airports, you could see checkpoint lines increased by up to one hour. fema has said they will have to decrease their disaster relief fund money. immigration and customs enforcement has said they will no longer be able to maintain the number of detention beds that congress requires. host: what is the size of homeland security at this point? can the agency to absorb these cuts and still do the work it needs to do? guest: the secretary has said this is a hit that they can take and maintain the current level of ope
rob margetta, walked us through this. with homeland security, what is going to happen beginning friday? guest: you are talking about cuts with every agency at the department. you are talking about furloughs of 12 to 14 days for front-line workers, customs, border protection. you are talking about cuts to border staff. you will see lines increase at border checkpoints and customs lines at the airport. tsa is one agency where the federal government does interact with the public. the department...
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thank you for joining us. >> i'm andrea roane, we are surely glad it's friday and you're watching us, monika samtani will have the timesaver traffic in just a moment. we begin with the man of the hour. howard bernstein. >> i can't follow that. >> all right get your mojo on boy. >> got a little bit of wintery weather out there north and west of town. not much rain in d.c.. a little bit just that sliver far northern northwestern montgomery county as well. here's a look at the winter weather advisory covering areas north and west. even howard county's in it but it would be far northwestern howard county closer to doo miss cushion and mount airy. loudoun a little bit of snow but most of this is sticking to the grassy areas and the cars. in revan unofficial report of 3 inches. that's near the madison culpeper line and we're going to have try to get some verification on that. big storm up north moving east. plenty of snow out of that and then this is the storm bringing us the rain. the little bit of snow here. that's going to clobber new england. for us we're seeing the rain here in town. w
thank you for joining us. >> i'm andrea roane, we are surely glad it's friday and you're watching us, monika samtani will have the timesaver traffic in just a moment. we begin with the man of the hour. howard bernstein. >> i can't follow that. >> all right get your mojo on boy. >> got a little bit of wintery weather out there north and west of town. not much rain in d.c.. a little bit just that sliver far northern northwestern montgomery county as well. here's a look at...
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you see the clouds there, tom kierein's here to tell us what to expect. >> for us, the storm's going to be missing us as far as the snow is concerned. maybe a few flurries saturday. big changes on the way. we'll have the rain moving in. might start as a bit of a wintry milk. 32 at reagan national under a cloudy sky. that's the warm spot. elsewhere, 20s across northern virginia and into maryland. and we're going to stay here in the mid to upper 20s for the next few hours. we've had these clouds closing in from the south and west ahead of the rain system that's going to be moving in later today. hour by hour through the day, through 8:00 a.m., near or below freezing. then by noontime, the upper 30s. a lot of cloudiness, a light southeast wind coming in by noontime. going forward, cloudiness through the day. this as of 4:00 p.m. by midnight, we'll begin to see precipitation moving up our way. the area in green is rain. and it may begin briefly as a little bit of sleet and snow. it's going to be mostly rain as of friday at 3:00 p.m. most of the heavier rains will be to the east. this are
you see the clouds there, tom kierein's here to tell us what to expect. >> for us, the storm's going to be missing us as far as the snow is concerned. maybe a few flurries saturday. big changes on the way. we'll have the rain moving in. might start as a bit of a wintry milk. 32 at reagan national under a cloudy sky. that's the warm spot. elsewhere, 20s across northern virginia and into maryland. and we're going to stay here in the mid to upper 20s for the next few hours. we've had these...
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that gives us a lot of money. eliminating the subsidies for big oil. and the budget rule that says all of the high income people -- >> chris: so you are raising taxes on the wealthy. >> you are saying they should pay their fair share which is 30% which is lower than the 39-point of which is the rate, are the bracket they are in. >> chris: if they have a deduction for a home mortgage. >> not take advantage of so many loopholes. >> chris: deductions on the books. >> 30%. >> chris: the point is that you can't raise enough money. i mean the main driver of the debt is entitlements. 60% of our budget of our spending is on entitlements. when medicare started life expectancy was 70 and it is now 79. don't you have to raise the eligibility age and slow the growth of benefits? isn't that the way to deal with the deficit? >> i'm glad you brought up medicare because don't you think you should too use your question don't you, don't you think you out to see if raising the age really does save money? those people are not going to evaporate from the face of the earth
that gives us a lot of money. eliminating the subsidies for big oil. and the budget rule that says all of the high income people -- >> chris: so you are raising taxes on the wealthy. >> you are saying they should pay their fair share which is 30% which is lower than the 39-point of which is the rate, are the bracket they are in. >> chris: if they have a deduction for a home mortgage. >> not take advantage of so many loopholes. >> chris: deductions on the books....
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since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. >>> the current republican plan puts the burden of avoiding those cuts mainly on seniors and middle class families. they would rather ask more from the vast majority of americans and put our recovery at risk than close even a single tax loophole that benefits the wealthy. >> chris: president obama previewing his state of the union address tuesday as he criticized the republican alternative to the automatic spending cuts that kick in march 1. it is time for the sunday group. bill kristol of the weekly standard. liz marlantes from the christian science monitor. republican congressman tom cotton of arkansas and fox news political analyst juan williams. we heard from senator
since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. >>> the current republican plan puts the burden of avoiding those cuts...
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elmendorf has given us shows us some of the ways we can get there. it's not a hopeless situation, but it's a very dire situation. the picture c.b.o. paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing. our gross federal debt after rising $6 trillion in the last four years will rise another $9 trillion by 2022. c.b.o.'s report also suggests that there things only get worse outside that 10-year worse outside that 10-year window, continuing us on an
elmendorf has given us shows us some of the ways we can get there. it's not a hopeless situation, but it's a very dire situation. the picture c.b.o. paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing. our gross federal debt after rising $6 trillion in the last four years will rise another $9 trillion by 2022. c.b.o.'s report also suggests that there things only get worse outside that 10-year worse outside that 10-year window, continuing us on an